About the Kirkby Stephen Conservation Area
The Kirkby Stephen Conservation Area covers about 17 hectares and was designated by Westmorland and Furness Council in 1976. Inside the boundary are 49 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 48 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St Stephen, Grade II*. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Church of St StephenGrade II*
- 1, The GreenGrade II
- 13, Market StreetGrade II
- 14, Market StreetGrade II
- 2 and 3, Nateby RoadGrade II
- 23 and 25, Market SquareGrade II
- 27, Market SquareGrade II
- 28, Market StreetGrade II
- 3, Market StreetGrade II
- 32, Market StreetGrade II
- 34, Market StreetGrade II
- 35, Market SquareGrade II
- 36, Market SquareGrade II
- 36, Market StreetGrade II
- 39, North RoadGrade II
- 4, MelbecksGrade II
- 40, Market StreetGrade II
- 41, North RoadGrade II
- 43 and 45, North Road and 3 and 4, Church WalkGrade II
- 61, Croft StreetGrade II
- Barn on South Corner With Croft StreetGrade II
- Black Bull HotelGrade II
- Brougham HouseGrade II
- Church HallGrade II
Show all 49 listed buildings ↓All 49 listed buildings
- Croft House and Adjacent ShopGrade II
- Eden LodgeGrade II
- Fletcher HouseGrade II
- Forecourt Gate and Railings to Manor HouseGrade II
- Forecourt Gate and Railings to Mitre HouseGrade II
- Forecourt Gates and Railings to Fletcher HouseGrade II
- Former Barclay's Bank and area railings to frontGrade II
- Former Grammar SchoolGrade II
- Franks BridgeGrade II
- House Adjoining Temperance Hall to EastGrade II
- House to Rear of Number 16Grade II
- King's Arms HotelGrade II
- Kirkby Stephen War MemorialGrade II
- Lowmill BridgeGrade II
- Mitre HouseGrade II
- Nos. 16 AND 18, MARKET STREETGrade II
- Pennine HotelGrade II
- Redmayne HouseGrade II
- Shop to North East CornerGrade II
- Shop to North of Mitre HouseGrade II
- Shop to south west cornerGrade II
- Sleddall House and Area RailingsGrade II
- Temperance HallGrade II
- The Cloisters, Including Railings and GatesGrade II
- The Manor HouseGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
The council’s appraisal
WEBKirkby Stephen Conservation Area AppraisalWestmorland and Furness Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Westmorland and Furness Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.